Portfolio
Exhibitions
- Visions Art Museum Juried Exhibition “Collage: Intersections”, San Diego, CA 2019
- San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild Juried Exhibition “Au Naturel: Nature’s Best”, Mission Trails Regional Park Gallery, San Diego, CA 2019
- San Diego Book Arts. “California Natives” Art Book Exhibition Printed Catalog. Escondido Arts Municipal Gallery, Escondido. CA 2019
- SDMAAG (San Diego Museum of Art Artist’s Guild), Juried Exhibit, Lyceum Theatre, San Diego, CA., 2019
- Grateful Thread Exhibition, Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, CA., 2018
- SDBA (San Diego Book Arts), Exhibit “California Natives”, Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, CA 2018
- Grateful Thread Exhibition, Gallery 21, San Diego, CA., 2017
- SDBA (San Diego Book Arts), “Over The Moon” Exhibit and catalog, The Athenaeum, La Jolla, CA., 2017
- Trunk Show ad Power Point Presentation“My Journey with Textiles” and 2 day workshop, Quilters Etc. Guild, Lopoc, CA., 2017
- Trunk Show and Power Point Presentation “My Journey with Textiles”, Canyon Quilt Guild, San Diego, CA., 2016
- Small Image juried exhibit, Gallery 21, CA., cash award, San Diego, CA.,2016
- SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates),”Balancing Act”, Juried Exhibition, IQA (International Quilt Association), Houston, Texas 2015-2018. Traveling exhibit to IQA, Chicago, Illinois, American Expo, Des Moines, Iowa. Catalog and greeting cards printed, 2015-2018
- SDMAAG (San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild). Centennial Members Exhibition, Juried, Gallery 21, Balboa Park, CA., 2015, 2016
- SDMAAG (San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild), Artists Guild Centennial Members Exhibition, Juried, Oceanside Museum of Art, Herbert B. Turner Gallery at Southfair, Del Mar, CA, 2015
- 40th Annual Small Image Show, Juried Exhibition, Gallery 21, Spanish Village Art Center,
Balboa Park, San Diego, CA – 2015 - SOCA / SAQA (Southern California Studio Art Quilt Associates) Juried ShowcaseA
“Shades of Passion”
Poway Center For The Arts
Poway, CA – 2014 - SOCA / SAQA (Southern California Studio Art Quilt Associates) Juried Showcase
“Creative Inspirations”
Poway Center For The Arts
Poway, CA – 2013 - SDBA (San Diego Book Arts)
SDBA Member’s Exhibition
Cerritos Library
Cerritos, CA – 2013 - Book Arts Exhibition
Graficas Gallery
Nantucket, Maine – 2013 - SDBA Exhibit “Metamorphosis”
Front Porch Gallery
Carlsbad, CA – 2013 - SOCA /SAQA (Southern California Studio Art Quilt Associates) Juried Exhibit
“Fiber Reactions”
Poway Center For The Arts
Poway, CA – 2013 - SDMAAG (San Diego Museum of Art Artist Guild)
Juried Exhibit “Contemporary Expressionism”
Lyceum Gallery
San Diego, CA – 2013 - “Del Thomas Collection”
Visions/VAM, San Diego, CA – 2012 - “Artist as Quiltmaker”-Juried exhibition
FAVA Gallery
Oberlin, Ohio – 2012
- SAQA Special Exhibit – “Layers of Memory” 2011-2012
– Traveling show venues include New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Virginia, New Jersey and Colorado
Curated by Doria Anne Goocher - SOCA / SAQA Juried Exhibition (Southern California Studio Art Quilt Associates)- “Sharing Stories: Expressions and Stitched Messages”
– Front Porch Gallery
Carlsbad, CA 2011 - Juried Exhibition
Front Porch Gallery
Carlsbad, CA 2011 - Connections
San Diego Book Arts Exhibit
San Diego, CA – 2011 - Coastal Explosion: The California Style
San Diego Museum of Art Artist Guild – Members Exhibit
Encinitas, CA – 2011 - Members exhibits
Visions Art Museum/VAM, San Diego, CA – 2010-2011-2014-2016-2018 - San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild: Members Choice Exhibit
Front Porch Gallery
Carlsbad, CA – 2010 - Edge to Edge
San Diego Book Arts Exhibit
Japanese Friendship Garden, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA – 2010 - Preface
SOCA/SAQA (Southern California Studio Art Quilt Associates) Exhibition
San Diego, CA – 2010 - An Exhibition of Fine Art
San Diego Hospice
San Diego, California – Viewers Choice Award- 2009 - Pacific International Quilt Festival
Santa Clara, California – 2012, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 - “Lost & Found” – Art Book Exhibition
Love Library
San Diego State University
San Diego, California – May 9-June l3, 2008 - National Quilt Show/HCAF Gallery
Ingram, Texas – 2008 - San Diego State University/Student Award Exhibition
Everett Gee Jackson Gallery
Flor Y Canto Gallery
San Diego, California – 2008 - Oceanside Museum of Art – OMA Regional 5
Oceanside, California – 2007 - Quilt San Diego/Quilt Visions Gallery/VAM
San Diego, California – 2011, 2007 - Maritime Museum of San Diego
San Diego, California – 2007 - American Quilters Society
Paducah, Kentucky
Finalist 2007, 2006, 2002, 1997 - Athenaeum Music and Arts Biennial
La Jolla, California – 2007 - Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
Hampton, Virginia – 2008, 2007, 2006 - SDSU Geisel Library Special Collections
La Jolla, California – 2006 - Primedia Gallery
Golden, Colorado – 2006 - Japanese Friendship Gardens
San Diego, California – 2006 - Coronado Museum of History and Art
Coronado, California – 2005 - San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
San Jose, California – 2004 - International Quilt Association
Houston, Texas – 2008, 2003, 2001, 2000, 2014 - Road to California, Quilters’ Conference Showcase,
Ontario, California – 1998 through 2006
Comissioned Work
- Sonata Landscape
2014 - Stay Focused
2005
- Come Into the Light
2002 - Ah, Ojai
1999
Public Art
- Artwork “Release” , Florida State University, 2019
- Aqua Caliente
San Diego State University – 2008 - Stay Focused
San Diego State University – 2008 - Dutch Treat II
Mission Valley Executive Plaza
San Diego, California – 2002
- Come Into the Light II
Santa Fe, New Mexico – 2002 - Stay Focused II
San Diego, California – 2001
Publications
- SAQA (Studio Mixed Media Artwork Associates), Image “Release” printed on SAQA notecards, 2015
- Book: Mea, The Cat Explains: The Anatomy of an Mixed Media Artwork, 2015
- Layers of Memory Catalog, 2012
- SAQA Journal
Article: “How Long Does It Take?”
Summer – 2011 - SAQA Portfolio 15, 16, 18, 19, 20
2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.
Published by Studio Mixed Media Artwork Associates, Inc.
Professional Artists Member
(Each Portfolio publication is actually a seperate book with images of artist’s work) - Fiberarts Magazine
Commissions and Acquisitions
September-October, 2009
- Journal of the International Quilt Association
2004 through 2007 - Mission Times Courier
San Diego, California – 2006 - Expression Magazine
2006, 2003, 2002 - Quilters Newsletter Magazine
2005 - Fiberarts Design Book 7
2004 - Quilt Visions Catalog
2002
Awards
- SDMAAG (San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild) Lyceum exhibit. San Diego, CA. First Place and Cash Award
- Small Image juried exhibition, Gallery 21, San Diego, CA., cash award, 2016
- Cash Award for Excellence
Small Image Exhibit, Gallery 21, Balboa Park,
San Diego, CA – 2015 - Juror’s Choice Award
PQIF XXI
Santa Clara, CA – 2012 - An Exhibition of Fine Art
San Diego Hospice
First Place Award
San Diego, California – 2009 - San Diego Fair – Juried Fine Art Exhibition
“Eye of Horus”
First Place, Mixed Media
San Diego, California – 2008 - President’s Purchase Award
“Agua Caliente”
San Diego State University School of Art, Design, and Art History
San Diego, California – 2008 - Purchase Award
“Stay Focused”
San Diego State University School of Art, Design, and Art History
San Diego, California – 2008 - Road to California Quilter’s Conference ” Showcase
First Place – Innovative Division – Mixed Media Artwork – 2007
First Place – Innovative Division – Mixed Media Artwork – 2002
Second Place – Innovative Division – Mixed Media Artwork – 2001
First Place – Innovative Division – Mixed Media Artwork – 1999
Ontario, California
- Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
Hampton, Virginia
Best Use of Color and cash award – 2006 - Inducted into the California Heritage Quilt Project
California – 2000 - Ojai Valley Quilt Show
First Place – Watercolor Division – 1998 ” 1999
Ojai, California